Conferences and Meetings on Microscopy

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

This EMBO Practical Course offers the opportunity to acquire a portfolio of cutting-edge electron microscopy (EM) methods, allowing the participants to integrate EM tools and readouts into the workflow of their own cell biology research projects. The Practical Course focuses on teaching the theoretical background and the latest practical developments in the field.

State-of-the-art fixation, including cryo-methods ● Correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) ● Molecular mapping (immuno-EM) ● 3D EM using tomography and serial imaging ● Advanced quantitative image analysis (stereology, nanomorphomics)

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

Each passing year unveils new and path-breaking developments in various aspects of applications of cryo-EM in structural biology, which needs to reach the user community. The practical course features not only intensive training for the participants, but also includes research talks, discussions, and brain-storming sessions on the use of cryo-EM to address difficult biological questions, which will help the participants address their research problems. The course will be an essential component of the various activities occurring periodically in capacity building and future developments in cryo-EM.

EMBO Practical Course

Molecular Biology,    Pattern Recognition and Image Processing, Machine Vision

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

The EMBO practical course is aimed at junior researchers in Developmental Biology, struggling with imaging of cell movement and tissue morphogenesis in vivo using conventional microscopy techniques.

The Royal Society of Chemistry

This Discussion is for established and early-career scientists, post-graduate students and industrial researchers interested in the expanding field of cryo-electron microscopy. Researchers in this area who based in cryo-EM facilities or research institutes, or in departments of biology, chemistry, structural biology, virology, cell biology, molecular biology or biophysics etc are all welcome. Oral and poster presentation opportunities are available to all these groups, and we invite you to submit an oral or poster abstract and join us to make your contribution alongside leaders in the field.

Metrology and Instrumentation,    Exhibitions and Trade Shows in Chemistry, Laboratory Technology

Organised by IOP Thin Films and Surfaces Group

This summer school will cover the fundamentals and applications of Surface Science techniques for probing molecular interactions and manipulation of surfaces at the nanoscale. Techniques will include: Scanning Probe and Electron Microscopies, Electron and Optical Spectroscopies, Surface Structure from Diffraction Techniques and the Modelling of Surfaces and Adsorption on Surfaces. These can be applied to study of surfaces of strongly correlated materials, surface and thin-film magnetism, bio-interfaces, atmospheric sciences, astrochemistry, battery science and electrochemistry and catalysis.

Courses and Events for Physics Students,    Condensed Matter Physics and Materials

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO | CEITEC

Light sheet microscopy is an established imaging technology that enables the recording of large biological specimens with minimal photo-damage. It opens new avenues to study cell biological and developmental processes with unprecedented imaging speed and facilitates systems biology approaches by quantitative imaging of living systems in their entirety. Although light sheet technology is still developing, it has become broadly available through commercial and open-access platforms. In this interdisciplinary course, we are continuing the tradition of three such courses in 2014, 2016 and 2018 at MPI-CBG in Dresden. This new installment of the course at CEITEC Brno will focus on the emerging trends in the field, namely, the combination of light sheet imaging with other imaging modalities in a correlative approach and probing the physical properties of living systems imaged with the light sheet technology. Given the scientific focus of the hosting organisation, we will particularly welcome students bringing applications of light sheet microscopy to imaging plants and viral infections.

Phone: [+420 778 117 062];     Email: sarka.fajtlova@ceitec.muni.cz

Molecular Biology,    Biology

Cranfield University

The 11th International Conference on Microscopy of Oxidation will be held at Cranfield University, which is a specialist postgraduate university and global leader for education and transformational research in technology and management. A wide range of oxidation phenomena will be discussed at the conference, from oxide nucleation and thin film growth, through to scale failure and protective coatings. Materials of interest will include intermetallics and composites as well as metals and ceramics in both monolithic and coated forms.

Electrochemistry, Electrolysis and Corrosion,    Plastics, Paints and Synthetic Materials

The goal of this long program proposal is to bring together senior and junior applied mathematicians, physicists, chemists, materials scientists, engineers and biologists to discuss and debate on the current status and future perspectives of modern microscopy using computation, mathematics and modeling. Cryo-EM has revolutionized biology and life science (including very recently solving the 3D atomic structure of COVID-19, which has been greatly facilitating the development of the vaccines) and aberration-corrected electron optics and high brightness X-ray sources have transformed physical science imaging. The next steps in these fields will advance by orders of magnitude the temporal resolution and energy resolution, while maintaining atomic spatial resolution, in a variety of sample environments from near zero Kelvin in vacuum to temperatures of a thousand degrees in a highly corrosive atmosphere. These advances will transform research in macromolecules, materials, energy technologie

Applied Mathematics (in general),    Scientific Computing and Data Science

The aim of this workshop is to bring together all the people involved in hyperspectral data processing, generally speaking.

Photochemistry and Spectroscopy,    Pattern Recognition and Image Processing, Machine Vision

The goal of this workshop is to bring together leading CDI experts, applied mathematicians, physicists, materials scientists, engineers and biologists to disseminate results, exchange ideas and debate future perspectives of this rapidly growing cross-disciplinary field.

Part of the Long Program Computational Microscopy

Developing multi-dimensional electron microscopy would have transformative impact in physics, chemistry, materials science, nanoscience and other fields. Advancing the field requires integration of state-of-the-art atomic electron tomography, ptychography, 4D scanning transmission electron microscopy and spectroscopic techniques as well as powerful computational algorithms and mathematical modeling. This workshop will provide the opportunity to present and exchange ideas, share data, and introduce new tools and develop new imaging paradigms needed in a variety of fields.

Applied Mathematics (in general),    Scientific Computing and Data Science

LEEM-PEEM is a biennial meeting reviewing the status of surface microscopies that employ low energy electrons. The meeting promotes and disseminates applications of surface microscopies such as LEEM, PEEM, SPLEEM, SPELEEM, XPEEM and related techniques to a broad audience of interested scientists. The workshop highlights the most recent scientific advances as well as instrumental developments. Topics will cover surfaces, thin films, organic films, surface chemistry, magnetism, time resolved methods, instrumental advances and novel applications of LEEM and PEEM to other subject areas.

European Molecular Biology Organization – EMBO

Developments in scanning electron microscopes (SEM) in recent years have led to ground-breaking opportunities in volume imaging of cells and tissues. The aim of this EMBO Practical Course is to provide extensive theoretical and practical knowledge on the three main techniques for automated serial imaging based on SEM (ASI-SEM): microtome-based serial block-face SEM, focused ion beam SEM and array tomography. At the heart of the course, participants will be able to assess the potential of each technique to understand which fits best with their own scientific project. The participants will acquire the theoretical background to understand the different techniques as well as how to optimize the imaging conditions. Data processing, analysis and management, key considerations in all ASI-SEM techniques will also be covered. This EMBO Practical Course has a significant hands-on component where students participate in experimentation on i) sample preparation adapted to each ASI-SEM technique ii) operation of the hardware (SEMs, automated microtomes) and iii) image processing software (stack registration, segmentation, tracing).

The implementation of advanced algorithms with user-friendly software packages has made the cryo-EM method straightforward in practice. Despite these exciting advances, major challenges still remain, such as higher throughput, mapping continuous deformations, reconstruction of small macromolecules, and in sample preparation. For pleomorphic structures, cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) is the method of choice, but it is typically limited to lower resolution compared to cryo-EM, and it remains a daunting challenge to determine macromolecular structures in situ at high resolution. Overcoming these major challenges in cryo-EM and cryo-ET requires significant advances in sample preparation, hardware development and computational algorithms. The goal of this workshop is to bring together leading experts in cryo-EM, biologists, applied mathematicians and physicists to discuss and debate the current challenges and future perspectives of this very exciting cross-disciplinary field.

Applied Mathematics (in general),    Scientific Computing and Data Science

The goal of the workshop is to bridge the gap between mathematicians, physicists, materials scientists, and engineers to advance data acquisition, modeling, simulation, and analysis in multimodal microscopy. It will be instrumental to build foundations for interdisciplinary research by engaging all these subject areas. This workshop will provide the opportunity to present and exchange ideas, share data, and introduce new mathematical techniques needed in this cross-disciplinary field.

Part of the Long Program Computational Microscopy

Optica

Focuses on the development of new and creative techniques in optical microscopy for biological or biomedical applications. Advances in optical microscopy are continually enhancing imaging performance and versatility. Examples include increasing depth penetration in scattering media, improving resolution beyond the diffraction limit, increasing speed, enhancing sensitivity and/or specificity, developing novel contrast mechanisms, addressing challenges related to intravital imaging and more.

International Union of Microbeam Analysis Societies (IUMAS)

IUMAS was founded in 1994 to promote world-wide cooperation in all aspects of microbeam analysis through the organisation of an international congress on microbeam analysis every three to four years, and by participating in joint committee's with other scientific organisations in matters relevant to microbeam analysis which are better discussed on a world scale.

X-ray microanalysis | Advances in detectors | Cathodoluminescence | High-resolution microanalysis: STEM-EELS & -XEDS | EBSD | Atom probe microscopy | X-ray fluorescence & diffraction microanalysis | High-precision microanalysis: LA ICP-MS / SIMS Compositional imaging | FIB & related techniques | Correlative microscopy & microanalysis | Tomography | Low energy & advanced SEM techniques | Dynamic & in-situ EM | Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy | Microanalysis with synchrotron-based spectroscopy techniques

Metrology and Instrumentation,    X-rays, Synchrotron Radiation and Crystallography

Microscopy Society of America

The Optical Society (OSA)

Applied Industrial Optics (AIO) is a multidisciplinary meeting that focuses on innovative photonics research and its commercial impact. AIO brings together industry professionals with experience in overcoming the challenges of deploying and commercializing new products with researchers developing cutting-edge technology. AIO hosts panel sessions and tutorials aimed at fostering dialog and new collaborations among attendees.

Optics and Lasers,    Photonics, Optoelectronics and Display Devices

Microscopy Society of America